A ansiedade do novo e a conveniência do velho: um olhar sobre a resistência a mudanças tecnológicas na Divisão de Atividades Auxiliares da Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Abstract

This research emphasizes that the labor market is increasingly demanding and competitive, given that digital technologies change with significant speed, leading organizations to implement Information Systems that fit this reality. It emphasizes that the organizations when entering this technological scenario are faced with resistance to changes by human resources. I the present research aims to analyze factors that cause resistance to technological changes in the Division of Auxiliary Activities of the Federal University of Paraíba, aiming to provide means of overcoming this resistance, particularly, the Integrated System of Patrimony, Administration and Contracts. It points out that 12 servers, including two managers, constitute the sample of the research. The research is characterized as a case study which makes use of questionnaires and participant observation. As a research technique, it relies on Content Analysis. It concludes that the lack of planning, training, communication, organizational culture, digital limitations, service time and age of the servers are factors that cause resistance to change, and consequently, the implementation of Information System. It suggests that the higher levels of the University implement policies aimed at servers motivation, in the effective use of the Information System, through training and training courses capable of sensitizing them to the importance of technologies in the daily life of the organization and its human capital.